Example sentences of "[adj] to [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients with ‘ non-ulcer dyspepsia ’ who seem refractory to all treatments might be assessed in this way to ensure they do not have a gross disorder of gastric emptying , but the likelihood that the result will advance clinical management seems small . |
| 2 | ‘ Unfortunately my research assistant is prone to these flights of fancy . |
| 3 | For if scientists who can make repeated experiments have difficulties in overcoming cognitive biases , policemen who can not have the advantage of scientific methodology must be doubly prone to these biases . |
| 4 | Why is he so prone to these mistakes ? |
| 5 | These data suggest that the conversion of fractions to decimals , either by knowledge or use of a calculator , was unfamiliar to many pupils . |
| 6 | It should not be assumed , however , that the distinction will be immediately clear to all pupils . |
| 7 | But , on the other hand , where Hansard does provide the answer , it should be so clear to both parties that they will avoid the cost of litigation . |
| 8 | Cars have been popular in the movies since Mack Sennett was wrecking them around 1914 in such shorts as Lizzies of the Field — not funny to some members of early audiences , who were trying to save up for a Ford Model T or ‘ tin Lizzy ’ . |
| 9 | ( It is my intention to make the Library 's catalogue available on-line to all PC-users within RBGE ) . |
| 10 | The library committee had found other staff very responsive to such ideas and a staff workshop had been planned , although industrial action had prevented it taking place . |
| 11 | Attitudes can change , can be changed , can be responsive to many kinds of stimuli , such as election campaigns , advertising , interactions with others , and so on , and sometimes such changes are crucial to understanding and predicting the outcome of events . |
| 12 | The gut , the liver , the bowel the circulatory and nervous systems are all intimately responsive to these emotions . |
| 13 | In an increasingly complex world and confronted by a vast impersonal federal bureaucracy Americans have more and more tended to turn to their Representative or Senator for help with important electoral pay-offs for legislators responsive to these needs . |
| 14 | Parents are more responsive to some characteristics of their children than to others , and also to some stages of their development than to others . |
| 15 | John Piper may have been a foolish man in many ways but he was always friendly and generous to all classes of people . |
| 16 | • Understanding : Every member is encouraged to UNDERSTAND the meaning of the mission today through reading the magazine , Missions and Missionaries , given free to all members , so that there will be a growing realisation that the Church is Catholic because it is missionary , and that without the missions the Church would not be itself . |
| 17 | Career break and beyond is now available free to all members , and at a cost of £3.50 to non-members . |
| 18 | Last year saw a major update of its Directory of Sources and Contacts in Transport Statistics , a publication available free to all members which contains entries and sources of transport statistics from governmental and non-governmental organisations . |
| 19 | Between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on 28th and 29th January , 100,000 copies of the best-selling paperbacks were on offer free to all under-25s visiting the Fnac stores . |
| 20 | Screening is offered free to all women between 50 and 64 who are registered with a GP . |
| 21 | It aims to provide an impartial service of information , guidance and support free to all individuals and to make responsible use of the experience so gained . |
| 22 | The service therefore provides free to all individuals a confidential , impartial and independent service of information , guidance and support , and makes responsible use of the experience so gained . ’ |
| 23 | A single national number , free to all callers , will be available to anyone wishing to seek advice or take action on behalf of abused or neglected children . |
| 24 | A single national number , free to all callers , will be available to anyone wishing to seek advice or take action on behalf of abused or neglected children . |
| 25 | Admission is free to all events but the numbers of places limited |
| 26 | Admission is free to all events ( except BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Big Band ) , by ticket available in advance from the Festival Booking Office . |
| 27 | Our services are free to all applicants . |
| 28 | The materials are intended as a resource for teachers of pupils in the 10–14 age range and the package will be distributed free to all schools in Lothian . |
| 29 | Entrance free to all exhibitions . |
| 30 | While the company has still not announced how much vendors will have to pay in royalties on top of the $400,000 licence fee for buying the 135,000 lines of code , it did say that royalties had been reduced significantly , and the second release of the code will be free to those companies that buy the first . |